Generalised Intelligence

What allows an individual to be intelligent of general circumstances and scenarios?

Perhaps generalising past experienced concepts, in order for the concepts and factors to be applicable to new general circumstances? Generalising past concepts, is the prospect of comprehending the cause and effect of the given and relevant factors in a concept which the individual has experienced or learned and gained knowledge of from the past. Once the cause and effect of factors are understood, the individual can have an understanding of the generalised window for which any factor would have a similar or same cause and or effect on other factors, and therefore the outcome of any scenario involving those factors.

This aspect must be a key function to generalised intelligence. For a form of high intelligence to be capable of estimating an accurate outcome of generalised situations involving new factors which it hasn't encountered, it must access information in its memory of its understanding of the generalised window of potential application of those past factors (based on the cause and effect which was comprehended). With the comprehension of generalised factor applicability, it can use the most well-suited generalised factor, which is relative to the current circumstances, and make a more accurate prediction (intelligence) of outcome for the new scenario.

This aspect of intelligence should be the most beneficial in complex environments, with many factors that the individual (who is utilising intelligence) may come across. Subconscious action, is sort of the alternate intelligence function, which would be far inferior in such complex environments, as a result of a reduced quantity of memories of factors which are considered, in resemblance to the given current scenario. Subconscious memory access has its advantage in simpler environments, with more repetitions of scenarios, and where speed of action (based on memory reference) is of higher importance for a beneficial outcome. Since subconscious mind function operates on mind-sets of few memories to be referenced, generalised intelligence should be relative to reducing use of quick mind-sets. Instead of such quick subconscious action, being more open-minded and considering more potential aspects of any scenario, in order to consider generalised factors, in order to more accurately predict the outcome of factors within the scenario.

In the happen-stance occurrence of being involved in a complex environment with numerous potential scenarios and varying factors (such as typical current day human life? As the complexity is continuously being increased by rising quantity of information available, alternate complex minds, and technology), consider this concept, that generalised intelligence has its significant benefits in predicting the interaction of factors within a complex scenario, and therefore the potential to alter the circumstances to a preferred outcome.

Complex scenarios begs the craftiness of generalised intelligence!